Observations from the Department of Driver Services

During the THREE hours I spent at the Department of Driver Services today, I had a lot of time to reflect on observations and life lessons learned while waiting to replace a lost license.

Observations at the DDS today:

1) Purgatory is something like waiting in line at the DDS with toddlers running between you and the stanchions, and the smell of second-hand cigarette stench seeping into your hair.

2) The pudgy little Latino girl dancing provocatively with her reflection in the vending machine will most likely become famous one day. Like, Snookie famous. That is, if she doesn't die from some sort of incurable disease she contracted from sticking the gum from her mouth to the vending machine window and seeing how far she could stretch it.

3) I assume the DDS is conveniently located right next door to the Department of Health Services so they can save money. You see, instead of handing out the pill to potential unfit mothers, they can send them next door to witness the horrors of parenthood and toddler tantrums. Best birth control ever.

4) Apparently the sounds of gum smacking and screeching children for three full hours is not enough to make your brain burst. However, if someone wanted to get secret government info out of me, those sounds would work much more efficiently than waterboarding.

5) The DDS smells like a bad hangover.

6) Theology I picked up from one side of a phone conversation: "Well, I think that would be fine, but I'd rather try not to have alcohol in the church. Wine is one thing, but a mixed punch is another..."

7) The higher amount of visible tattoos a person has appears to be in direct correlation to a lower ability to speak the Queen's English.

5) Waiting in line at the DDS to replace my lost license is Jesus' roundabout way of punishing me for being a hot tragic mess and losing my license somewhere between a drag show in Midtown and white girl dancing in Buckhead. Point taken, God. Won't happen again.

10) OMG YOU DIDN'T EVEN COUNT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO NOT LOOK LIKE A MURDERER IN MY LICENSE PHOTO IF YOU DON'T EVEN COUNT

Back from Blog Hibernation - and Employed!

Yes, I know. I'm the most neglectful blogger ever. Every now and then, I get the urge to share thoughts and life occurrences, and today happens to be one of those days, as I hide inside under a blanket from the horrendous weather. The soft patter of rain drops against the window has inspired me...

Just kidding. I'm trying to entertain myself while working so I don't mindlessly snack - so why not blog?

A little update for the new year: I'm employed! Like, for real. Not an internship, an actual job. And it's totally related to my degree (which makes my dad super happy) and in an industry that I just can't get enough of.

I am the newest member of Engage A Bride, a wedding marketing and PR company here in Atlanta. Specifically, I'm running a slew of social media and whatever else happens to come my way. Cool, right? And I work predominately from home. To recap: I get to use my PR degree and training in digital media, still get to play in the wedding industry like a kid-in-a-candy-store and I get to wear my sweatpants practically all day, everyday. Yes, I'm well aware that Jesus plucked this job out of the sky for me and I'm very grateful. 

Oh, and I've pretty much hit the ground running because I started just one month before we put on the Bridal Extravaganza of Atlanta! Now you know why I've been blowing up your Twitter feed with bridal show retweets - oops. The show is this Saturday, so like, 3 days away. Whoa. I would absolutely encourage you to follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook, but I completely understand if you already want to shoot me for the amount of wedding stuff I clog up your feed with from my personal accounts. I'm not even sorry.

Anyway, that's an update on my life as of right now. If you're looking for me on Saturday, I'll be snapping paparazzi pics of our special guest, David Tutera, and trying to sneak samples of wedding cake. And working, I guess. Something like that. :)

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Tuesday is the new Monday, y'all.

Oh, hey!

So I went MIA from the blogosphere for a few months. Ooops. I began to understand how the lovely Ms. Sweet Brown felt when she emphatically exclaimed, "Ain't nobody got time for that!" But I'm back because it's kind of fun, and realistically, no one is hanging on my every word. So if I skip a day or two (or 46), no one will be too upset. Or even notice. But I digress.

An update on the past few months:

• Moved to Atlanta!
• Accepted another internship because, clearly, I have an addiction to working without pay. Fortunately, it's been great and worthwhile and will hopefully lead to something... please?
• Currently working two part-time retail jobs. Don't pity or condescend to me - I get fabulous discounts on clothes.
• Still randomly take on a wedding every now and then. Yes, I still love fussing at groomsmen, appeasing brides and running around like a crazy person in all black. 
• Very little time for a social life or sleep and I really miss my dog.
• Baking at every opportunity because it is a great stress reliever and I'm secretly trying to make my roommates fat. Just kidding! Not really...

Yep, that's pretty much it. Oh, and my hair has gotten pretty long. Ahhh, the glamourous life of a 20-something post grad. I need a cat...

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